For Trippier it is excellent recognition as he was simply filling in for England international Kyle Walker, and managed to score the vital winner in a 1-0 win over Watford.

The right-back has found it tough to get starts ahead of Walker, but in recent weeks whenever he has been given the opportunity he has excelled.

For Fraser Forster, who kept a clean sheet for the Saints against West Ham, it is also a nice bonus to receive such praise after being out of action for several months with a serious knee injury.

The previous week there were no Premier League players named in the XI, while the last Tottenham player to be selected was Christian Eriksen in week 19. The last Southampton player picked was Jose Fonte in week 16.

Dan Coombs

Dan Coombs has been writing for HITC Sport full time since 2012 and has helped the website grow it's audience considerably during this period, while managing a team of writers. He has interviewed high profile names including Stuart Pearce and his work has been cited in Javier Hernandez's biography. In addition to football, Dan is a big fan of the NFL and NBA.